Louis C.K., responding to a question on the Daily Show about a Rolling Stone article, replied: “Well they put that kid on the cover that blew up Boston, so fuck them.” Louis was being glib, and he’s such a thoughtful comedian that I suspect he ...
Rhode Island governor Lincoln Chafee, currently an independent, announced this week that he will become a Democrat. This move culminates his political metamorphosis from a liberal Republican who served as mayor of Warwick and senator, to an independe...
Virtuous action is rare in today’s political realm. Partisan divides are ubiquitous. These circumstances, however, are what make Rhode Island’s new legislation legalizing same-sex marriage all the more incredible. And it is because of these circu...
RI State House (photo by author) Last weekend, I attended the Rhode Island Fiscal Summit, sponsored by a Brown student group called Common Sense Action. The group hopes to bridge the partisan divide about the national debt (good luck with that!)....
RI State House (photo by author) Last weekend, I attended the Rhode Island Fiscal Summit, sponsored by a Brown student group called Common Sense Action. The group hopes to bridge the partisan divide about the national debt (good luck with that!)....
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s recently proposed buyback plan for homes devastated by Hurricane Sandy is an important step towards a more sustainable America. Offering to purchase coastal dwellers’ homes for their pre-storm value (with bonuse...
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s recently proposed buyback plan for homes devastated by Hurricane Sandy is an important step towards a more sustainable America. Offering to purchase coastal dwellers’ homes for their pre-storm value (with bonuse...
Photo by author Here, urban density and neighborhood spirit combine to make a fun community. Having a lot at hand is especially important in a place like RI where we can get two feet of snow. Many places with high density have a strong neighborhood s...
Photo by author Here, urban density and neighborhood spirit combine to make a fun community. Having a lot at hand is especially important in a place like RI where we can get two feet of snow. Many places with high density have a strong neighborhood s...
Urbanist Richard Florida talks often about hub cities. These are cities that define a region – Atlanta in the Southeast, Boston in New England, New York City and DC in the middle. Young educated people roll down into these cities like marbles on th...
Urbanist Richard Florida talks often about hub cities. These are cities that define a region – Atlanta in the Southeast, Boston in New England, New York City and DC in the middle. Young educated people roll down into these cities like marbles on th...
Editor’s Note: The following guest column comes to us from Graham Sheridan, master of public affairs candidate at Brown University’s Taubman Center for Public Policy. Image by Bjoertvedt As Congress comes to the teetering edge of the fi...
Editor’s Note: The following guest column comes to us from Graham Sheridan, master of public affairs candidate at Brown University’s Taubman Center for Public Policy. Image by Bjoertvedt As Congress comes to the teetering edge of the fi...
Image by Winnerslay It’s not clear that gun control could have prevented the killing of 20 children and 7 adults in Newtown, Connecticut this past Friday. The weapons used by gunman Adam Lanza were owned legally by Lanza’s mother. A few states (b...
Image by Winnerslay It’s not clear that gun control could have prevented the killing of 20 children and 7 adults in Newtown, Connecticut this past Friday. The weapons used by gunman Adam Lanza were owned legally by Lanza’s mother. A few states (b...
Rhode Island Supreme Court Building (by chensiyuan) Harvard Law School professor Noah Feldman wrote an interesting article last week in Bloomberg about the Rhode Island Pension crisis. His main points are: 1) government has the right to modify contr...
Rhode Island Supreme Court Building (by chensiyuan) Harvard Law School professor Noah Feldman wrote an interesting article last week in Bloomberg about the Rhode Island Pension crisis. His main points are: 1) government has the right to modify contr...
“The Comeback Kid.” Such was President Bill Clinton’s self-branded title following the 1992 New Hampshire presidential primary. It was a fitting nickname, and an especially meaningful one from a swing state like New Hampshire. Bogged down at th...
“The Comeback Kid.” Such was President Bill Clinton’s self-branded title following the 1992 New Hampshire presidential primary. It was a fitting nickname, and an especially meaningful one from a swing state like New Hampshire. Bogged down at th...
Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act (from Wikimedia Commons) I’ve come to view Paul Krugman as belligerent and repetitive, but he’s still a smart writer who can turn a phrase. Last year Krugman noted that the federal government is essentially...
Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act (from Wikimedia Commons) I’ve come to view Paul Krugman as belligerent and repetitive, but he’s still a smart writer who can turn a phrase. Last year Krugman noted that the federal government is essentially...
Bill O’Reilly (by Justin Hoch) On election night, Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly said, regarding the demographic shifts that helped President Obama win reelection, “It’s not a traditional America anymore.” O’Reilly went on to say that many...
Bill O’Reilly (by Justin Hoch) On election night, Fox News’ Bill O’Reilly said, regarding the demographic shifts that helped President Obama win reelection, “It’s not a traditional America anymore.” O’Reilly went on to say that many...
I would like to think that this year’s elections have rendered a negative verdict on the practice of political pledges. Few are unfamiliar with the now classic hand-raising (or lack thereof) moment in the GOP primaries in which all of the candi...
I would like to think that this year’s elections have rendered a negative verdict on the practice of political pledges. Few are unfamiliar with the now classic hand-raising (or lack thereof) moment in the GOP primaries in which all of the candi...
At first, the answer to this question is easy. Another term in the White House, two additional Senate seats, and eight new blue Congressmen. Liberal marijuana or gay rights votes passed in almost 10 states. But beyond the veneer, is this reflective o...
At first, the answer to this question is easy. Another term in the White House, two additional Senate seats, and eight new blue Congressmen. Liberal marijuana or gay rights votes passed in almost 10 states. But beyond the veneer, is this reflective o...